Wendy Davis is giving up her senate seat to run for governor, but Greg Abbott held onto his attorney general position. Now Abbott, like a peacock, is fluttering his kaleidoscope feathers because he’s gotten larger donations than Davis.

Elections are supposed to be about the best person to elect to serve in office, not about a new career in fund raising and using the dollars collected as a political maneuver that translates: “Vote for me, I have more money!”

Abbott, of course, has the wherewithal to raise the stakes and money to run a vigorous campaign. But let’s remember the old adage fitting for Wendy Davis: “Dynamite comes in small packages.”